After earning his BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Tehran Polytechnic in 1989, Reza had worked in different industries for several years including consulting firms, construction, sales and marketing.
He then moved to Chicago to pursue his PhD degree attending IIT where he showed interest in computational physics and mathematical modeling. Reza has been working at Honeywell/UOP since 2003 where he is responsible for CFD modeling and analysis of different refinery units with emphasis on multiphase flows. He has won the 2019 UOP technical leadership award. Reza has also taught transport phenomena as an adjunct professor at UIC in Chicago as well as general chemistry at Chicago city college.
During his years at IIT till now, Reza has presented his work at AIChE meetings and chemical engineering journals and has also reviewed papers for different journals and meetings. He has co-authored and presented more than 30 papers and in co-inventor of more than 30 US and non-US patents.
He is also a fellow of AIChE and active member of particle technology forum and Chicago local section. On the local level, Reza has served as the Chicago section chair and hold many other positions and has been involved in planning and executing the section’s Midwest regional conference for many years. Reza has served as the PTF vice chair for 2012-2014 and chair for 2015-2016 term. He was also a member of CEOC & SIOC and served as SIOC chair in 2016. He also has won the AIChE shining star award in 2019.